Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-11
MATTERS AT CAPITOL
a MOTHER AND FATHER PLEADING
FOR A SONS LlFE.
'o'eInor Lteat Hsme with Distin7uished
company-suditOr Marye in Con-
tempt-The Chief Justice.

yesterday Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. J. Puryear,
OF Dinwiddie county, and Mr.. r. r. Will
son. ot Petersburg, arrived here, and in
the afternoon called on Governor Lee and
presented apctliion for the pardon or com.
mutation OF sentence OF Holmes Puryear,
who murdered his wife ard Is under sem
'etce 10 be banged on the 18th. The Gov
cThor bed Just returned home from Slaun-
ION, ma informed his visitors that pressing
official duties would prevent his hearing
the case fully. but told them 10 see him at
his Office al the Capitol to-day at noon.
Mr.. Wilson Is one OF the lawyers who
represen,ed Puryear in the trial.
DISTINGUISHED GUEST.
General Avcrill. the distinguished Union
cavalryman, sId his wife are the guests Of
Governor and Mrs Lee.
I he General Is the officer who mlde a
speech 40 Siaunton at the Confederate me.
mortal exercises Thursday. and he II was
who treated the people OF the Valley 50
generously and kindly during the war.
GENERAL WADE HAMPTON IX THE CITY.
General Wade Hampton, Of South Caro-
Tina, is in the city. lie and General Ave.
rill twho is Governor Lees guesO were en-
tertained at the Executive Mansion last
night.
II VIII be remembered that General
Hampton commanded cavalry during
the war, and was constantly thrown with
Governor Lee, who was in tho same arm OF
The service.
General Hampton expects to leave the
city to-day.
CInFF.USTICE WAITE ASKED To SIT.
Before Governor Lee left the CITY the first
part Oi this week he wrote letter to Chief
Justice Waite requesting him 10 SIT with
Judge Bond when the cOup0n-crusher
injunction case is heard.
The Governor told him TINT it was far.
reaching matter, affecting to large extent
the Commonwealth revenues, and stated
that the chief justices in former dlvs had
accedcd 20 requests of this sort the United
state, courts in NirNna being in the Chief
JnSiice's circuit.
IN Governor Walkers time he asked
Chei-JuSticc Chase 10 come here in an inn
poItant case, and Chase complied with the
request.
Justice Witc has not We. been heard
from.
AUDITOR NARYE ~ DANGER OF GOING TO JAIL.
judge Bonds injunction notwithstand-
Ing, Auditor Marye has certified TO Attor-
ney-Geueral Ayers that the efOllOwing.named
companies have rendered pIvment OF their
taxes in coupons. and il is the duty Of the
Attorney.Genoral (and without doubt he
will properly discharge iu to proceed
against The same under "the coupon
crusher":
Il. & o. l.. T. co. on r0lling-stock taxes
1888. 1884. 1853. and lsSd............. s1,3l3 Or
b. q @. Il. r. Co.. operating Strasburg
and Harrisonburg x. X. Co., 1883.
1881. 1875. and 1855. II eS1 y
B. & q. u. u. co operating Valley X.
h. CO.. 1883, 1884, 1885, aud lsS6..... I2,ssi o.
Il. & O. II. h. Co., operating Wnches-
ter and Potomac K. K. Co., 1882, 1891,
1856, ana SSG................ ......... 3,5S2 -
3. q O. Il. Il. Co.. operating Wnches-
ter and Strnsburg Il. X. Co., 1889,
1884, 1855, aud lsS6................... ASS &C
ssi.25s 90
Norfolk Southern r. r. Co., taxes 1885. 1857 IS
Virginia Steamboat Co. faXes 1879.
1880 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, Cnd
1855 -. ................ 35s7 o.
Wheeler and Wilson Manufacturing
Co., license june !, 1881, 70 April 30,
lssS S........................ 1s3 80